Smyser Church Trunk or Treat
•October 25, 2017• Smyser Christian Church is hosting “Trunk or Treat” 4-6 p.m. Sun. Oct. 29 on the Sullivan American Legion parking lot at 8 E Strain St. in Sullivan. Church members will be handing out candy from their decorated trunks to the “trunk or treaters.” There will be pony rides, photos, hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks. All children and their families are invited. There is no cost to participate. For more information call 217-752-6896 or go to www.smysercc.org. … Read More
MEnus 10-25-2017
Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, October 30 – Sausage in gravy, hard cooked egg, fruit juice, mini potato bakers, biscuit, warm cinnamon buttered apples Tuesday, October 31 – Cheese tortellini alfredo, kidney bean salad, peas, peanut butter cup, whole grain wheat, warm fruit cobbler Wednesday, November 1 – Cabbage rolls in sauce, corn, broccoli, raisin bran muffin, mandarin oranges Thursday, November 2 – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, Italian green beans, Texas toast, crabapple salad Friday, November 3 – Goulash w/beans, seasoned greens, dinner roll, fresh fruit Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, October 30 … Read More
Obituaries 10-25-2017: Ruth Davids
Ruth Davids Ruth I. Davids, 93, of Decatur died Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 in Fair Havens Christian Home in Decatur. A funeral service was held Oct. 19 in Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home in Decatur with burial in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
Smyser Church Hosts Trunk or Treat Event
•October 25, 2017• Smyser Christian Church is hosting “Trunk or Treat” 4-6 p.m. Sun. Oct. 29 on the Sullivan American Legion parking lot at 8 E Strain St. in Sullivan. Church members will be handing out candy from their decorated trunks to the “trunk or treaters.” There will be pony rides, photos, hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks. All children and their families are invited. There is no cost to participate. For more information call 217-752-6896 or go to www.smysercc.org. … Read More
Treasurer Candidate
•October 25, 2017• Upon learning of the retirement of current treasurer Marci Thompson, Pam Wittkowski has announced her candidacy for Moultrie County Treasurer. She has served as chief deputy in the county clerk’s office for the past 12 years. Wittkowski is seeking the office as a Democrat. Her primary duties include payroll, managing the county’s budget process, back tax redemption process and maintaining the county’s self-insured health plan. As project manager of the new accounts payable, banking, general ledger, payroll and budget financial software shared with the treasurer’s office, Wittkowski has worked with the software vendors to set up and … Read More
Big Bass Wins
Outstanding Chapter Award for the SHS NEHS
•October 25, 2017• The Sullivan High School National English Honor Society received the Outstanding Chapter Award for 2016-2017 which encompasses everything the group did during the past school year. The award was based on activities submitted to the NEHS Advisory Council. Sullivan High School’s NEHS Chapter, called the Best-Shirey-Little Chapter, was established in April 2013. There are currently 63 National Honor Society members including sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Requirements for acceptance are 3.0 or higher overall GPA and 3.0 or higher English GPA. The SHS chapter advisor is English teacher Cami Badman with additional faculty council members including SHS English … Read More
Fall Market Features Variety of One-of-A-Kind Finds
•October 25, 2017• Sewing has been part of Anieta Trame’s life for as long as she can remember, but she had given it up for years. “I was a home economics teacher at Mattoon Middle School, and when I finished that gig, I thought I would never sew again because I taught it all day long for 19 years. I sold my sewing machine and got rid of everything, and then I had granddaughters,” she said. Trame purchased a new sewing machine and started teaching her oldest granddaughter Ellie to sew the same way her mother taught her to sew … Read More
Obituaries 10-25-2017: George Brazelton
George Brazelton George W. Brazelton, 83, of rural Neoga passed away at 7:49 p.m., Sunday, October 15, 2017 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday October 19 in Locust Grove Cemetery of Philo, Illinois with Pastor Darin Hansen of Effingham officiating. Military services were conducted by American Legion Post #71 Honor Guard of Urbana. Swengel-O’Dell Funeral Home of Neoga was in charge of arrangements. … Read More